Vietnam travel news & events

Thai Binh tourism taps potential to develop
Thai Binh Province is located in the Red River Delta region. Nature has bestowed Thai Binh with a diverse range of natural landscapes, with the province boasting plains, mountains and lakes. Therefore, Thai Binh has many advantages to develop marine and village tourism and other kinds of tourism.

Sene Dolta festival celebrated in Can Tho
More than 500 Khmer Buddhist monks and their compatriots in the Mekong River Delta gathered at a meeting organised by the Southwest Steering Committee in Can Tho city on October 10 to mark the Sene Dolta Festival 2012.

ASEAN nations promote tourism in HCM city
According to organizers, Cambodia and Myanmar will introduce their heritage tourism products, while the products of Vietnam and Laos focus on sea tourism and ecotourism respectively. The four countries will bring to the expo their typical products and jointly promote to attract international tourists.

Int’l yacht festival to be held in Khanh Hoa
The International Yacht Festival intended to take place in the south central province of Khanh Hoa this year has been rescheduled for mid-2013, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Festival on August 7.

Vietnam displays fireworks in Canada
A fireworks team from the central city of Da Nang represents Vietnam to join an international fireworks competition in Vancouver, Canada from July 28-August 4.

Regional tourism ministers to meet in city
Tourism ministers of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar will attend a tourism meeting in HCMC this September to discuss the next move to boost the tourism’s image “Four Countries-One Destination.”